Riyadh vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$3648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
86
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.79M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 35% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3529th and 897th ($1632 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 879th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Toronto

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Riyadh Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$20314

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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$2309
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$2357
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$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
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$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029